State v. Kroeger

Defendant was convicted in the Circuit Court of Pettis County of the felony of selling corn whiskey, in violation of Section 21, Laws of 1923, page 242. The jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of two years. He was sentenced on such verdict and has appealed to this court. A dissent in Division Two brought the case here.

The sole ground for reversal of the judgment urged by counsel is that the trial court should have directed a verdict of not guilty on the ground that the evidence failed to prove that defendant sold corn whiskey, as charged in the…